Aspects of Professional Dance Education in Greece

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 279-285
Author(s):  
Daphne Mourelou
Keyword(s):  
Identity Formation ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Dance Education ◽  
Close Relation ◽  
Research Field ◽  
National Opera ◽  
Professional Dance ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
The Impact

My PhD research focuses on public professional dance education in Greece. The two Greek schools that are free of tuition constitute the research field: the State School of Dance and the Professional Dance School of the Greek National Opera. The theoretical framework draws from the works of Pierre Bourdieu on the concepts of field, habitus, and capital, as well as from Bryan Turner, Steven Wainwright, and Clare Williams's adaption of them for the field of dance and also, the works of Michel Foucault on the concepts of discipline and the technologies of the self. The material has been collected through a combination of student/faculty interviews and field observation. The basic points of the research are the student selection process and possible inequalities that might take root throughout the three-year education, the aesthetic canon of each academy and the impact on teaching and identity formation, the disciplinary methods and the technologies that the students form, the role of gender, the shape of the dancer's body, and the relation between the educational and the market field. These aspects are considered through a critical perspective, in close relation to the historical configuration of the Greek and the international dance field.

The Role of Understanding on Architectural Beauty: Evidence From the Impact of Semantic Description on the Aesthetic Evaluation of Architecture

2021 ◽  
pp. 003329412110021
Author(s):  
Sizhe Liu ◽  
Wei Zhang ◽  
Xianyou He ◽  
Xiaoxiang Tang ◽  
Shuxian Lai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aesthetic Experience ◽  
Supplementary Information ◽  
Aesthetic Evaluation ◽  
Abstract Description ◽  
Social Meanings ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Appearance Design ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
The Impact

There is evidence that greater aesthetic experience can be linked to artworks when their corresponding meanings can be successfully inferred and understood. Modern cultural-expo architecture can be considered a form of artistic creation and design, and the corresponding design philosophy may be derived from representational objects or abstract social meanings. The present study investigates whether cultural-expo architecture with an easy-to-understand architectural appearance design is perceived as more beautiful and how architectural photographs and different types of descriptions of architectural appearance designs interact and produce higher aesthetic evaluations. The results showed an obvious aesthetic preference for cultural-expo architecture with an easy-to-understand architectural appearance design (Experiment 1). Moreover, we found that the aesthetic rating score of architectural photographs accompanied by an abstract description was significantly higher than that of those accompanied by a representational description only under the difficult-to-understand design condition (Experiment 2). The results indicated that people preferred cultural-expo architecture with an easy-to-understand architectural appearance design due to a greater understanding of the design, providing further evidence that abstract descriptions can provide supplementary information and explanation to enhance the sense of beauty of abstract cultural-expo architecture.

Branding Strategies for Digital TV Channels

2012 ◽  
pp. 57-68
Author(s):  
Margherita Pagani
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Digital Tv ◽  
Digital Television ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽  
Television Network ◽  
Branding Strategies ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
The Impact

This chapter analyses the impact of digitalization on TV marketing strategies focusing on the role of brand as a loyalty-based resource, available to digital television networks to create a sustainable competitive advantage. We analyze the cognitive process adopted by a viewer in the selection process of a TV channel and provide managerial implications for branding strategy and the tools that a television network and an iTV portal need to adopt to communicate values connected with their brand. The goal of this analysis is to offer insights on how a digital television network may create a channel experience leveraging on brand to increase viewers’ loyalty and competitive advantage.

scholarly journals Biological fundamentals of hardneck garlic productivity of different reproductions

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (98) ◽  
pp. 126-141
Author(s):  
V. V. Yatsenko ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Raw Materials ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Physiological State ◽  
Sharp Decrease ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Planting Material ◽  
National University ◽  
Efficiency Of Selection ◽  
General Studies ◽  
The Impact

Providing the population with food, agriculture with planting material, and raw materials for the processing and canning industries is an urgent problem of garlic production. Currently, not studied yet the passage and changes in the production processes of garlic plants under the influence of reproduction, which in some way constrains the industrial production of planting material and marketable products in general. Studies on the impact of reproductions on changes in physiological state, plant resistance to disease and productivity were conducted during 2017–2020 in the research field of the Department of Vegetable Growing, Uman National University of Horticulture. During the biometric measurements, a significant change in the variation of approbation traits (height of the plant and scape, number of leaves and its size, number and weight of bulbils, cloves in the bulb) of garlic plants under the influence of reproduction, ie variety testing must indicate what is this generation. There was a significant decrease in the concentration of chlorophyll and the antioxidant enzymes activity in the leaves in III–V reproductions, which significantly affected the productivity and tolerance of plants. Indicators of plant damage disease on a natural infectious background indicated a sharp decrease in the resistance of plants of the Sofiivskyi cultivar in IV–V reproductions, Prometei and Lyubasha cultivarss in III–V. It was found that in the cultivar Sofiivskyi the largest mass of the bulb was formed in the first reproduction, while in the cultivars Prometheus and Lyubasha – in the second, and its gradual decrease to 21.2 % in the fifth reproduction. Yield had a similar trend, where the maximum reduction in yield was observed at 18.2; 28.0 and 17.0 % in the cultivars Sofiivskyi, Prometei and Lyubasha. The developed scientifically substantiated provisions will allow to increase efficiency of selection process and production of seed material.

scholarly journals Aesthetic labouring and the female entrepreneur: ‘Entrepreneurship that wouldn’t chip your nails’

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 343-364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katrina Pritchard ◽  
Kate Mackenzie Davey ◽  
Helen Cooper
Keyword(s):  
Visual Representation ◽  
Entrepreneurial Success ◽  
Female Entrepreneurship ◽  
Female Entrepreneurs ◽  
Cultural Icon ◽  
Female Entrepreneur ◽  
Contemporary Media ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
The Impact

Recognising significant interrelations between neoliberal and postfeminist discourses, we advance understandings of constructions of female entrepreneurs by unpacking their visual representation and exploring the role of aesthetic labour. Given the impact of contemporary media, we focus on key images integral to the marketing of Mattel’s Entrepreneur Barbie as a postfeminist cultural icon and investigate how these representations of female entrepreneurship are consumed. First, we highlight the practical demands and emotional risks of the aesthetic labour required to achieve such postfeminist glamour. Second, links between conventional femininity and entrepreneurial success are both celebrated and challenged, highlighting perceived limits to achievement. Finally, we unpack understandings of the relations between entrepreneurialism and aesthetic labour to move beyond assumptions of the instrumental power of the makeover. Our findings thus enrich understandings of the consumption of postfeminist images of entrepreneurs.

Educational and health impact of the Baume Report: ‘A Cutting Edge: Australia’s Surgical Workforce’

2014 ◽  
Vol 38 (5) ◽  
pp. 487
Author(s):  
David J. Hillis ◽  
Michael W. Gorton ◽  
Bruce H. Barraclough ◽  
David Beckett
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Medical Training ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Workforce Planning ◽  
Continuing Professional Development ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Training Environment ◽  
Surgical Workforce ◽  
The Impact

Objectives The Baume Report (1994) on Australia’s surgical workforce had the potential to impact upon the health and educational sectors. This paper analyses the recommendations of this report and their impact at the time and 15 years later (2009). Methods A questionnaire-based study was performed with the 18 senior Fellows and the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) solicitor who had been instrumental in facilitating responses to the review. Results The 19 respondents were asked to evaluate 22 areas from the Baume Report. The most highly ranked areas identified as being reasonable in 1994 were: additional funding being made available for more training positions, identifying workforce deficits, moving towards compulsory continuing professional development and having evidence of competence before introducing new technology. In 2009, the most highly ranked areas were: funding for more training positions; compulsory continuing professional development, involving the profession in improvements and broadening the training environment beyond public hospitals. Areas considered to be substantially addressed were: the selection process and encouragement of diversity, workforce numbers and deficits, confirming the educational merit of the training program and the role of professional colleges. Conclusions The Baume Report highlighted many issues including workforce planning, the role of professional organisations in society and the complex interface between health and education. Issues of ongoing standards through a surgical career, access for patients to surgical services, funding for more training posts to provide the appropriate workforce level and distribution, and the assessment and introduction of technology remain priorities. Time has not diminished the relevance of these issues. What is known about this topic? The impact of key government reviews can always be substantial. The Baume Report was directed to postgraduate specialist medical training, particularly surgical training. There have been substantial changes in the health and educational sectors since the report, with significantly more regulation and transparency. What does this paper add? Analysis of the Baume Report after 15 years by the senior office bearers of the RACS who were actively involved in handling and implementing many of the recommendations provides an insight into the dynamics of specialist training. It outlines the significant changes that have occurred and the things that still need to be done. What are the implications for practitioners? Professional bodies have an influential presence across society. They are particularly focused on the standards required to become a practitioner of that profession and the ongoing maintenance of these standards. However, this comes with responsibility for and accountability to society and the community. External reviews, particularly with a political imperative, change both the dynamics and key relationships, issues that the professional bodies must commit to addressing in a positive manner.

scholarly journals The Impact of Employee Engagement on Job Insecurity by Moderating Role of Psychological Empowerment to Enhance Corporate Performance

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 72-88
Author(s):  
Mubshara Hassan Ramey ◽  
Muhammad Jawad ◽  
Munazza Naz ◽  
Ayşe Küçük Yılmaz ◽  
Ebru Yazgan
Keyword(s):  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Survey Methodology ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Psychological Empowerment ◽  
Job Insecurity ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Research Field ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Moderating Role

Human resources have had a strategic role in both sustainable and competitive business since it is inimitable element of business. The purpose of this research is to investigation the impact of employee engagement (independent variable) on job insecurity (dependent variable) and then moderating role of psychological empowerment of employees in oil and gas sector. These variables have the key significance for their employees and betterment of the organizations. It is a qualitative research, field study through survey methodology, 100 employees of 11 multinational oil and gas companies participated in the study from Pakistan. Cronbach alpha, Pearson correlation coefficient and hierarchal regression were used for various analyzes of this study. The findings of the research revealed that employee engagement is significant for reducing feelings of insecurity in a job, meanwhile if they are empowered psychologically, their commitment and loyalty is increased many times. Findings of this study will provide the insight to the benefits, challenges and issues related with it.

Distrust issues in business-to-business e-procurement decisions

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (6) ◽  
pp. 1071-1088
Author(s):  
Dothang Truong
Keyword(s):  
New Product Development ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Supplier Integration ◽  
The Impact

Purpose Despite the important role of distrust in predicting the intention to use, existing literature has not studied the impact of distrust on the buyer’s integration with suppliers and their e-procurement usage in the B2B context, creating major gaps in the e-procurement theory. The purpose of this paper is to fill the gaps in the literature by examining the role and impact of distrust in the e-procurement context. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected through a web-based survey of purchasing professionals in the USA. ANOVA was used to compare the level of distrust among companies. In addition, the measurement model and hypotheses were tested using the structural equation modeling method. Findings Empirical findings indicate if buyers have uncertainty or negative expectation on the reliability and capability of the supplier in e-procurement systems, they would tend to hesitate to use e-procurement for purchasing. Furthermore, distrust also inhibits buyers from strengthening the supplier integration through sharing operational and logistics information and collaborating in new product development and purchasing process. Research limitations/implications This paper discovers the vital role of distrust in the e-procurement context. Distrust has a significant impact on a company’s cooperation and commitment with business partners. Additionally, to improve the supplier integration, it is important not only to use e-procurement applications but also to have a mechanism to lower the buyers’ distrust level in e-procurement systems. Practical implications Realizing the important role of distrust, e-procurement vendors could improve the supplier selection process by allowing buyers to review the supplier’s reliability and capability, and to interact with the supplier before making any online purchase. Vendors could also build a better supplier verification system and collaborative mechanism to reduce buyers’ distrust issues. Originality/value Despite the important role of distrust in predicting the intention to use, existing literature has not studied the impact of distrust on the buyer’s integration with suppliers and their e-procurement usage in the B2B context, creating major gaps in the e-procurement theory. This paper fills the gaps in the literature by examining the role and impact of distrust in the e-procurement context.

When rotten apples spoil the ballot: The conditional effect of corruption charges on parties’ vote shares

2016 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 242-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Ceron ◽  
Marco Mainenti
Keyword(s):  
Selection Process ◽  
Candidate Selection ◽  
Institutional Factors ◽  
Electoral Rules ◽  
Party Leaders ◽  
Conditional Effect ◽  
Electoral Performance ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

The impact of corruption charges on the electoral performance of parties is conditioned by specific institutional factors. This article shows the extent to which the effects of political corruption depend on the control that party leaders exercise over the ballot. It is argued that voters might abstain or support other lists if they cannot select individual candidates to revitalize the reputation of the political party. Employing data on judicial investigations in Italy from 1983 to 2013, we provide evidence of the role of electoral rules and intra-party xcandidate selection in shaping the relationship between corruption and voters’ behaviour. Parties implicated in corruption or related crimes experience a loss of votes when they compete under a closed list formula or when the candidate selection process is strongly centralized.

PERAN LEMBAGA KEUANGAN MIKRO BAITUL MAAL WAT TAMWIL (BMT) TERHADAP PENGEMBANGAN USAHA PEDAGANG

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Nur Aidil ◽  
M. Thahir Maloko ◽  
A. Intan Cahyani
Keyword(s):  
Data Management ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Microfinance Institutions ◽  
Validity Testing ◽  
Microfinance Institution ◽  
Data Validity ◽  
Management Techniques ◽  
The Impact

AbstrakPenelitian ini membahas peran lembaga keungan mikro baitul maal wa tamwil (BMT) terhadap pengembangan usaha pedagang, dan dampak yang ditimbulkan oleh lembaga keuangan BMT dalam pengembangan usaha pedagang.Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian lapangan (field research) menggunakan metode kualitatif dimana dilakukan dengan pendekatan teologis normatif, sosiologis dan fenomenologi dengan sumber data dari  BMT fastabiqul Khorat, selanjutnya metode pengumpulan data yang dilakukan adalah observasi, wawancara, dokumentasi, kemudian tekhnik pengelolaan data dilakukan melalui beberapa tahapan diantaranya: reduksi data, melakukan pengelolaan data dan pengujian keabsahan data. Hasil penelitian tersebut menunjukkan bahwa Baitul maal wat tamwil Fastabiqul Khoirat (BMT) sebagai lembaga keuangan mikro mempunyai peran mengurangi praktek riba, serta mensejahterahkan masyarakat kecil. Sedangkan dampak  yang diberikan BMT terhadap pengembangan usaha pedagang yakni BMT memberikan kontribusi dalam pengembangan usaha pedagang karena BMT melakukan pembiayaan kepada pedagang sehingga dapat mendorong pertumbuhan ekonomi pedagang.Kata Kunci : Baitul Mal Wa Tanwil, Pedagang, Pembiayaan Mikro. AbstractThis thesis discusses the role of microfinance institutions baitul maal wa tamwil (BMT) in the development of merchant businesses, and the impact caused by BMT financial institutions in the development of merchant businesses. This type of research is field research (field research) using qualitative methods which is carried out with a theological approach. normative, sociological and phenomenological with data sources from BMT fastabiqul Khorat, then the data collection methods used are observation, interviews, documentation, then data management techniques are carried out through several stages including: data reduction, data management and data validity testing. The results of this study indicate that Baitul maal wat tamwil Fastabiqul Khoirat (BMT) as a microfinance institution has a role in reducing the practice of usury, and in prospering the poor. Meanwhile, the impact given by BMT on the development of merchant business, namely BMT contributes to the development of merchant business because BMT provides financing to traders so that it can encourage economic growth of traders.Keywords: Baitul Mal Wa Tanwil, Micro Financing, Trader.

The impact of organizational practices on formation and development of psychological contract: expatriates' perception-based view

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hafsa Bashir ◽  
Bashir Ahmad ◽  
Muhammad Waseem Bari ◽  
Qurat Ul Ain Khan
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Justice ◽  
Organizational Support ◽  
Psychological Contract ◽  
Perceived Organizational Support ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Contract Formation ◽  
The Impact

PurposeBased on signaling and motivation theories, this study investigates the impact of organizational practices on the formation and development of expatriates' psychological contracts in three stages. Stage 1: the impact of the selection process on psychological contract formation with the mediating role of perceived organizational justice. Stage 2: the impact of pre-departure training on psychological contract formation with the mediating role of individual absorptive capacity. Stage 3: the impact of perceived organizational support on psychological contract development with the mediating role of expatriates' adjustment.Design/methodology/approachBy using a purposive sampling technique, the respondents were approached via e-mails and personal visits in three waves, each wave had 45 days gap. After three waves, a total of 402 complete questionnaires were received back. To test the hypotheses, the partial least squares-based structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) approach was used.FindingsStage 1: effective selection process and perceived organizational justice positively support the psychological contract formation. Stage 2: the pre-departure training and individual absorptive capacity have a positive influence on the psychological contract formation of expatriates. Stage 3: the perceived organizational support and psychological contract development have a positive direct association. However, expatriates' adjustment does not mediate the association between perceived organizational support and the psychological contract development of expatriates.Practical implicationsThe implications of this study are supportive to the organizations that deal with expatriates. The organizations should adopt practices (i.e. effective selection process, pre-departure training and perceived organizational support) for effective formation of psychological contract formation and development. In addition, perceived organizational justice, individual absorptive capacity and expatriates' adjustment can help out in the formation and development of the psychological contract of expatriates.Originality/valueThis study highlights the role of organizational best practices in the formation and development of the psychological contract of expatriates.

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